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Huntington Ingalls Industries showcases its Ballistic Missile Defense ship based on LPD 17 class.
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Huntington
Ingalls Industries showcases its Ballistic Missile Defense ship based
on LPD 17 class |
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At
the Sea-Air-Space 2014 Exposition, Huntington Ingalls Industries has
on display its Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) concept ship. Based on
the "Flight II" variant of the San
Antonio LPD class, the BMD ship is Ingalls Industries vision
of a surface platform dedicated to BMD missions. A single BMD ship could
replace and accomplish ballistic missile defense missions of several
Burke class destroyers allowing them to conduct their "traditional"
missions. |
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 HII's BMD ship at Sea-Air-Space 2014 |
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Speaking
to Navy Recognition during Sea-Air-Space 2014, Mike Duthu (Director
of LPD Program at Ingals Shipbuilding) explained the growth potential
for a BMD configured LPD 17 ship is an impressive 5,000 tons. The BMD
ship may be fitted with 288 Mk 41 or 144 Mk 57 vertical launch systems.
Its powerful S-band radar may be fixed or rotating and consist in 4
antennas fitted 25 feet up to 35 feet in height. An X-band radar sits
on top of the mast. |
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 The BMD ship may be fitted with 288 Mk 41 or 144 Mk 57 vertical launch systems |
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The
well deck is replaced with a helicopter hangar large enough to accommodate
two V-22 tilt rotor aircraft. A large elevator is fitted at the stern.
The BMD ship would be capable of staying out at sea for over 100 days. Commonality with LPD 17 program reduces both risk and cost. The design margins provide flexibility for BMD missions and capacity for powerful radars, mission magazines and command and control systems. |